Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06261 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/25/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6261
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 2104
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6261 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 2104

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY 

Introduced by:

REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ASSAULT WEAPONS AND FIREARMS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to provide civil and criminal liability for any property damage or personal injury that results from (1) a person's failure to report the loss or theft of an assault weapon or other firearm pursuant to section 53-202g of the general statutes; or (2) a person's act of providing access to an assault weapon or firearm, or transferring an assault weapon or firearm, to a person knowing such person is ineligible to possess such assault weapon or firearm.

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide specific civil and criminal liability for property damage or personal injury that results from failure to report a lost or stolen assault weapon or other firearm or illegal transfer of an assault weapon or other firearm.